Western barn owl
Tyto alba
At a glance
- Scientific name
- Tyto alba
- Class
- Bird
- Order
- Owl
- Family
- Tytonidae
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Size
- Small (under 1 m)
- Active
- By night
- Continent
- Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
- Habitat
- Grassland, Towns and farms, Forest
- Conservation status
- Least concern
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Medium
Did you know?
- Its heart-shaped face funnels sound to its ears, so it can catch prey in total darkness by hearing alone.
- Soft, fringed feathers muffle the sound of its wingbeats, making its flight nearly silent.
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Bubo scandiacus
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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q25317 · All animals · All entries